Adjustable joint



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W. H. BOVARD ADJUSTABLE JOINT Filed June 5, 1922' VJILLIABE HENRY BOVAPUID, F LQS All'GELES, CALIFQRNIA, ASSIGNOR OE ONE-THIRD TO GEQEGE O. MOORE, OF LEGS AIIGELES, CALIFGHNIA.

ADJUSTABLE JOINT.

Application filed 3,

T? i no nd has particle a joint to be used for seof a motor vehicle to frame The latter where it e these also ject of the p en-i ou to r a suitable joint ween the br the bumper and the (fame inc be used or practc nd may be rover po "1 hesc objects in view I have illustrated the preferred form my invention in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1 shows the end of a "trains member of a motor vehicle with device attached thereto; Figure 2 a longitudinal section through my device; Figure a detail view so in side elevation of a casting of my device; Figure i: a top ran vi w of the assembled joint; Figure 5 a detail view in end elevation of a holdi element ior the bracket previously referred to l ure 6 a plan viev: or the seine detail view of a toothed disc, H a side elevation the same. li hile l ve shown only the preferred form of my invention it should be understood hat vari ous chang s or modifications may be made within the scope of the claims hereto attached without depar ing from the spirit oi the invention. The frame member (1) ot a motor vehiole terminates in a curved end (2) engaging the main spring To this curved end secured by means of a suitable clamp the casting (6) the end surface (7)0f which slightly curved so as to restsnugly on the curved surface of the frame.

The casting is provided with two lateral projections and (8), each'of which is perforated as shown at (9) and (11), and the clamp (a) passes through these two pertorations to be secured by any suitable 1922. Serial No. 565,58.

a CHPVGH ceive a cylindrical holding element (17) for the bracket (18).

The latter bracket is shown in Figure 1 as being substantially triangular in shape, its base (19) having the bumper rod (21) secured thereto by means ot a clamp (22), and its two sides and (24;) instead of joining at the apex of the triangle terminating in parallel lips (26) adapted to be inserted into the cylindrical element (17) through longitudinal slots (27) in its curved surface. The cylindrical element (17) is hollow but the side opposing the two slots (27) is made solid by the segment (2-8) which provided a stop for the lips (26). She end or" thecylinder is closed or solid and this solid portion extends inwardly slightly beyond the ends of the slots (27) as indicated by the dotted line in Figure 6, leaving, however, grooves (32) in line with the slots, which grooves serve as lateral guide members for the lips. The other end of the cylinder is open and adapted to receive the toothed or corrugated disc (33) illustrated in Figures 7 and 8. The latter is provided on its inside with two grooves running, when the disc is in place, parallel to the grooves (32) in the other end of the cylinder and serving also as lateral guide members for the lips (26). The external face of the disc (33) is toothed or corrugated in the same manner as the internal face (14:) of the arm (13), and when the device is assembled the two corrugated "faces engage each other While the cylinder is seated on the curved rear surface (16) of the casting and secured to the arm by means of the bolt (36) passing through the arm (13) and the solid end of the cylinder to be secured by means of the nut (37). To assemble the device the casting (6) is placed on the curved surface of the frame member and firmly secured thereto by means of the clamp l) and the nuts (12). lips of the bracket may then be inserted into the cylinder member in the manner described and the'disc engaged with the cylinder so that its grooves (3%) receive the lips (26). The cylinder is then placed against the arm (13) so that the two corrugated surfacesengage each other and secured by means of the bolt It will be seen that due to this construction the base of the triangular bracket may always be n'iaintained in a vertical position irrespective of the shape of the frame member, and the position of the bracket may be adjusted at any time by merely loosening the nut of the bolt (36). The casting is adapted to fit on-any frame member Within reasonable limits due to the elongated perforation (ill), and the cylinder can hold any size of brackets since if for instance brackets nar rower than the length of the slots Were selooted the onlychange necessary would be the replacingof the disc by a heavier one, which Would bring the slots (34c) in firm engagement VVlthiLllG narrower lips.

I claim: o I

1. An adjustable joint for securing a bracket terminating in tWo parallel lips to The a curved frame member, comprising a casting adapted to snugly engage the frame member and to be secured to the same, hav ing an arm extending therefrom in spaced relation to its center line and presenting an arc-shaped exterior surface, a cylindrical holding element having twolongitudinal slots therein for receivin the li s and J, c 9 guide passages ror retaining the same adaptcurved frame member, comprising a. casting I adaptedto snugly engage the frame memher and to be secured to the same, having an arm extending therefrom in spaced'relation to its center line and presenting an arcshaped exterior surface, a cylindrical hold ing element having two longitudinal slots therein for receiving the lips, and guide pasfor retaining the same adapted to lie against the arm and the arc-shaped surface anda central belt for securing the holding element to the arm, the arm-engaging end of the cylinder being removable for interchanging purposes.

WILLIAM HENRY BOVARD. 

